SEPTEMBER 1998

980987 Salmonella Contamination in Chicken Cut in Half
980986 House-Senate Panel Will Study Cattle Price Data
980985 Quick Resolution Possible on Canada-U.S.  Dispute?
980984 CDC Estimates 8 Million Foodborne Illnesses a Year
980983 ConAgra Earnings Slip, Revenues Rise
980982 Georgia Beef Steak Recalled
980981 Vikings Player Slammed by Animal Rights Activists
980980 USDA Buys Over $5 Million in Beef
980979 Sara Lee and Cargill Reach Meat Outsourcing Deal
980978 Hormel Foods Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend
980977 Minnesota Won't Stop Canadian Trucks
980976 Red Oak Hereford Farms First Profitable Quarter
980975 Argentina Food Exports Total $4.58 Billion
980974 Worthington  Acquires ADM’s Harvest Burger Products
980973 Hormel Foods Authorizes Share Repurchase Program
980972 Sara Lee Sees $500 Million in Packaged Meats division
980971 Arby's CEO Eyes Expansion
980970 Richfood Announces New Officers
980969 McDonald's Announces $3.5 Billion Stock Buyback Plan
980968 Lag in Export Market Hurts US Meat Industry
980967 Meat Companies Could See Growth in Stocks
980966 Meat Packer Consolidation Trend Will Continue
980965 Ostrich Meat Gaining Popularity
980964 ConAgra Reports 1999 First Quarter Results
980963 USDA Forecasts Slow Recovery in Farm Prices
980962 Canada August Consumer Price Index
980961 Judge Denies Class Action Suit Against IBP
980960 Canada will Raise Trade Dispute with U.S.
980959 Bil Mar Foods Recalls Turkey Franks
980958 Jury Finds ADM Executives Guilty of Price-Fixing
980957 Tyson Executive's Conviction Tossed
980956 Cajun Meat Mixture Recalled
980955 Beef Processing Plant Plan Abandoned in S. Dakota
980954 Imasco Sells Poultry, Pork Units
980953 Koo Koo Roo Stockholders to Decide Merger
980952 Company Recalls Burritos
980951 Steak Restaurants “Best” for Business Meals
980950 Cattle Diet May Be Key in Preventing E. Coli
980949 Consumers Fail to Follow Safe Food Rules
980948 Terrace Holdings Becomes Terrace Food Group
980947 ConAgra Names Head of Poultry Unit
980946 Subway Brings Back BBQ Beef Sub
980945 South Dakota Dispute with Entry of Canadian Livestock
980944 Inspectors Find Recalled Meat
980943 EPA Criticizes Maryland Chicken Industry
980942 USDA Urges S. Korea to Honor Beef Import Deal
980941 Russian Crisis Hurts Maryland
980940 Consumer Prices Rise 0.2%
980939 Perdue Racial Dispute to be Arbitrated
980938 Maple Leaf Appoints CEO
980937 Churchs Chicken Opening Restaurants In Gas Stations
980936 Thorn Apple Sees Marginal Profit
980935 Vlasic Foods (Swanson) Announces 4th Quarter Results
980934 USDA Proposes Change to Brucellosis Regulations
980933 Fresh Foods Inc (WSMP) Adopts New Fiscal Year
980932 EU Plan Calls for Closer Trade Ties with U.S.
980931 Colorado State Health Investigating Rare Disease
980930 Boston Market Customers Earn $100 Off on TWA
980929 Tyson Foods, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend
980928 Announcing the "Hard Rock Veggie Burger"
980927 Checkers Introduces "Speakerman" in New Ad
980926 McDonald's Tests "McBagels" & Pizza Hut Drive-Thru
980925 USDA Poultry Proposal Could Cost Industry Millions
980924 Retail Beef Prices Near Five Year Low
980923 Nymox Develops Antibacterial for E.coli
980922 Central America and Mexico Work Toward Free Trade
980921 Cattlemen Support  Food Safety Education Month
980920 Farmland to List Daily Hog, Quality Point Prices
980919 British Sheep May Have Mad Cow Disease
980918 Russia May Cut Import Duties to Boost Food Imports
980917 Envirodyne Industries Announces Change of Name
980916 KFC Ads Feature Deceased Founder, Colonel Sanders
980915 SurplusFoods.com Enters Cyberspace
980914 Kansas Shuts Down Meat Plants
980913 Closing Arguments Start in ADM Execs Price Fix Case
980912 US Pork Producers Urge Donations for Russia
980911 Russia Suspended From USDA Export Credit Program
980910 State Shuts Down Three Kansas Meat Plants
980909 Nymox Develops Antibacterial for E.Coli 0157:H7
980908 The "Nutritional Benefits" of Jerky
980907 NC Pork Council Says Legislation Hurts Small Farms
980906 Burger King Keeps an Eye on McDonald's Troubles
980905 Smithfield Foods Inc. Acquires French Company
980903 Household Spices May Kill E-Coli
980902 Tyson to Post 4th Quarter Charge of $196 Million
980901 Vermont's McKenzie Meats Independent Again

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